Oh Fuck yeah. What ever you are working on, we got some shit burried somewhere with info.
Sometimes in multiple places.
And if we dont have info here, you find something pointing you to info elsewhere.
This thread has been a trove of info, from finding a common ground on a PCB, to how to solder SMD components, to shrimp chips and, of course, Dremel (our patron saint)
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Finally got my IO board for my MiSTer
IO hat and SD Ram module installed, I just have to make some minor adjustments for my 3D printed case, I need to widen up some screw holes
So on the USB hub board, the cheap USB cable snapped off. No prob, I got some spare Micro USB connectors, and a little soldering and I got this
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Hats off to you my guy! Never afraid to break out the soldering iron
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Yeah the Mini HDMI port on the GBA Consolizer does not look like its long for this world, gonna need to find a way to support the cord better, afraid one dog\cat\human tripping on the cord, and this thingāll be dead 
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Maybe a break out to a normal sized HDMI using ribbon cable and maybe some pin headers?
This setup is quite unusual. Normally the usb board sits with the usb ports on top so that the micro usb connection lines up. What revision hub and case is that?
The Hub is the normal MiSTer hub (I want to say itās v1.2 but I donāt feel like taking the thing apart again), and it is just sitting upside down inside the case. The case is 3D printed and it came from the seller I got the Hub and IO board from. I think the case is completely nonstandard from what is out there, the Hub and IO board is the same Hub and IO board sold by dozens of others.
I didnāt feel like waiting on misteraddons.com to come into stock or preorder so I got my stuff from the UK eBay seller dirkthedaring71 whoās kit ended up being cheaper even with the shipping and I got it sooner too. No offense to Porkchop Express, he probilly a good merch, I just found a cheaper whole kit that delivered faster. I paid like $146 with shipping.
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I got my Fanta yesterday and took a couple hours after training class to install it. Iāll be damned if that JST connector I got with the kit from Focus Attack didnāt have a connector snap on me, I had a second one on hand though.
Finallyā¦after over two yearsā¦they are done! Outside of a (hopeful) SATHDMI board mod (fingers crossed) thereās nothing further I can see that I want to do to these. Hereās the mod list:
Dreamcast
- GDEMU ODE (not a clone)
- Bit-District SD card tray
- Re-capped mainboard
- DCHDMI
- Blue power LED
- ML2032 battery w/ holder
- Noctua NF-A4x10 5V fan
- Self-healing port fuse
- ReDream PSU
Saturn
- Phoebe ODE
- Bit-District SD card tray
- Re-capped mainboard
- FRAM Mod
- Blue power LED
- ReSaturn PSU
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Thatās awesome. Iāve been gradually upgrading my Dreamcast as well; so far Iāve put in
- a knock-off GDEMU with the 3D printed parts
- the CR2032 battery holder with a rechargeable battery
Next up is the Noctua fan mod.
I want to put in a DCHDMI, but itās a little pricey for my casual modding budget right now (especially seeing as how I donāt actually use the Dreamcast much either way, all this is just kind of ābecause I canā). I have VGA cables for it right now and it does do the job pretty well already.
I donāt understand the benefits of changing the power supply, though. Iāve already removed the 12V regulator on mine, and I donāt like the look of having an external power brick if Iām to change from the stock power supply, so Iāll be leaving mine as-is, I think.
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Thanks! Not having to fuck around my OSSC settings to get the DC video output width to the right ratio is worth the DCHDMI cost to me. Now my OSSC is on Saturn duty only, so I can really dial it in. When/if SATHDMI is released ima jump on that too. Still waiting for PS2HDMI.
From what Iāve read, removing the regulator can introduce issues (of which I donāt remember). I removed the regulator on one of my OG PSUs and it was fine. Citrus3000psi of DCHDMI released a board to mate with a picoPSU. It worked well, but I found a dude selling an all-in-one board for both systems and tried them out. Working so far!
Removing excess heat from the consoles is worth having power bricks trailing the consoles. I donāt see them in my setup anyway.
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I decided to internalize my 8Bitdo reviver into my MiSTer case. As man did that USB dongle stuck out.
I just desolder the USB connector and use a length of USB cable to loop the now naked 8Bitdo receiver PCB inside the case, and fasten it to the USB hub board with some foam double sided tape.
Font case shot
Here it is with the lid on
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Not quite sure yet what gems are in the this ābucket of crapā that I picked up from my local CL today for $50.
At the very least a (hopefully) working GameCube with the Component / D-Terminal video port makes it a worthwhile pick.
https://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/vgm/d/san-francisco-gamecube-xbox-ps2/7059204147.html
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New plug and play/solderless GC loader is coming soon. If that Gamecube works, time to deep six that optical drive.
Man that stuff needs a thorough strip down and bath. People treat their electronics like shit.
Big ups to the Bay Area. Iām in SJ.
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Oh yeah, the GC Loader is on my target list as well. Seeing the new version is solderless is even better. I Still going to use a SD2SP adapter in the serial port as the GC loader canāt drive to the drive. Make sure you grab a copy of Swiss as well and set it to autoboot as it act as your ISO manager, and it can force certain resolution options
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Iāve been actively scoping Gamecube systems for a while now to build up the retro collection/stream station stuff. What do I need to look for when potentially purchasing? I know that the local used spot has a crapton of Gamecubes.
On my list of consoles to get for the stream station:
Sega Saturn
Nintendo 64
Gamecube
Dreamcast (I fear getting one of these to work with my capture card is gonna be actual work)
NES/SNES Classic
No SMS or Gen/MD + Power Base Converter?
for now no, I donāt have a lot of space until I can get everything moved into my office.